Millions of Americans receiving SNAP benefits will no longer be able to use the funds to buy items like soda and candy. What about in Illinois?

Economic shifts at the federal level are set to redefine social welfare landscapes across the West Coast in the coming fiscal ...

Starting January 1, food-stamp recipients in five U.S. states will face restrictions on using the benefits to buy some sugary ...

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy ...

Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., introduced a similar measure in April to require states to reimburse stolen SNAP money using federal ...

GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last month’s shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance ...

Blue state governors have demonstrated a reflexive opposition to President Donald Trump. That’s led to some absurd outcomes.

Six more states have been granted waivers to prevent people from using food stamps for unhealthy foods. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, ...

The Trump administration has approved six additional states for bans that would prevent people from using food stamps to buy sugary sodas and unhealthy foods, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said ...

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster delivers his State of the State address during a joint session of the legislative delegation on Wednesday Jan. 29, 2025. Tracy Glantz [email protected] COLUMBIA, S.C. South ...

This has been an especially challenging year for Rosalba Ortega’s family. It’s been a cold, soggy winter in Bakersfield, and Ortega said her two granddaughters, ages 4 and 7, don’t have warm coats for ...

President Donald Trump's administration has issued a new warning to most Democrat-run states, saying they risk losing federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding if they do not ...